Time of Awakening: The Legend of the Dragon Child Book 4 takes place many years after the first book, The Legend Of The Dragon Child. It is modern times now and dragons are all but a myth to the people of earth. Still, there are the Teller Of Tales and a small number of dragons in hiding. A time is coming when the dragons of the earth will be offered the chance to return home, or to the place that the dragon hails have come to consider home. In this fourth installment of the series, we meet new characters like Lenonne who is a Teller Of Tales and her novice Forrest, as well as Lenonne’s dragon Yuri. The trio makes their way through various portals to find the place that the dragons call home. On this journey, they meet the legendary Zelspar, who is the old dragon we met back in book one. His spirit has returned multiple times in human and dragon form and it is he who welcomes the newcomers to the peaceful world of Avalon. It is from Zelspar that they learn how this place of dragons became the stuff of legends and stories. Their goal is to gather the earth dragons and bring them there so they need not hide anymore, but upon returning to accomplish this mission Zelspar and the others find that there is a bigger problem brewing.

Once again Cheryl Rush Cowperthwait has amazed me with how beautifully she can weave an amazing fantasy story. I have read the first book in the series and was deeply impressed by how she created such a great tale of fantasy. I hadn’t gotten a chance to read books two and three because this one popped up and I just couldn’t help myself. I love how she introduces these new characters and brings the story into modern times with modern problems. I was so happy to read that Zelspar lives on and was shocked to find out that he had even been another well known Arthurian character! That is another aspect of this book I enjoyed; how she incorporated King Arthur and legends into the mix in a perfect way so that it fits right into place. I have seen many an author have difficulties in doing this but Cowperthwait pulls it off flawlessly. After reading so books on various other subjects, it’s always a delight to step back and take your mind off real-life issues with a bit of fantasy. Time of Awakening has definitely done that for me!

Time of Awakening is a work of fantasy fiction set in a world of magical dragons and was penned by author Cheryl Rush Cowperthwait. Forming the fourth book in The Legend of the Dragon Child series, this finale to the epic adventures unleashes the true power and ancient legends of the dragon kind and what they can really do. We meet a new selection of characters including Lenonne, the Teller of Tales, as they quest to meet with Zelspar and discover his mission for them, as well as the danger that lurks beyond it now that all the scrolls have been discovered. What follows is an epic adventure where existence itself hangs in the balance.

Having enjoyed all the complexities and legends of the previous books in The Legend of the Dragon Child series, the opening to Time of Awakening comes as a bit of a fresh change of pace but soon turns back into the fascinating storyline we all know at love. It was wonderful to meet more new characters, and author Cheryl Rush Cowperthwait illustrates them beautifully with her well-chosen words. The new concepts, legends, missions, and quests are laid out in well-framed dialogue and explained seamlessly alongside the narration, so as not to make every moment of the story doom and gloom, (though there’s also plenty of both of those things). What results is a truly exciting and thoughtful conclusion to the series, making Time of Awakening a highly recommended read for fans of the series to devour.